Travel Checklists

What shall I prepare for my medical travel?

Check if your passport is valid and if you need a visa to travel to the destination country.

Whether you will pay by cash or card make sure you have enough money and some additional cash in local currency. Call your bank or card insurer and forewarn that you are planning to make a large payment abroad as otherwise, they may treat it as suspicious and block your account.

Ensure that you have a contact data to your clinic, your transport provider, your Patient assistant.

Talk with your boss about the absence.

Check the country weather forecast and prepare yourself.

Organize a help with your puppy, your child, your parents when you are abroad.

If you are traveling to an exotic country, it might be necessary to get a vaccination.

Remember to book your term in the clinic and pay the reservation fee if needed. Double check the dates.

Buy a proper flight ticket. Make sure someone will pick you up from the airport.

A number and personal data of the person you are going to authorize to your medical record

MP3 player with earphones in case you would like to relax

One or two nice books, some magazines, e-book, audio book (sometimes you will spend up to 2 weeks in the clinic)

Your daily medicines in original packages, information about your chronic diseases, about your allergies + eye drops and candies for a flight.

Pajamas, bathrobe – make sure your clothes are comfortable for your type of medical procedure – if you have a knee surgery shorts will be much better than long trousers, for a shoulder operation blazer with the zipper it more comfortable.

Comfortable underwear, socks

Shoes to walk around the clinic – if you are undergoing plastic or another upper-body surgery, then you may take slippers. In the case of the orthopedic procedure, please bare in mind that you need some more stable footwear – trainers.

A set of clothes for your physiotherapy and rehabilitation – depending on your surgery – tracksuit, pair of sneakers

Depending on the course of hospitalization and your plans – if you are planning to undergo a laser vision correction or dental treatment you may be willing to do some sightseeing afterward, then some casual clothes and comfortable shoes might be needed. If you are coming to undergo a hip replacement, you will probably need just some comfortable loose trousers, two set of pajamas, blazer, elastic shorts.